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Ashley Wong

09/18/18

@ Y Combinator

In our first year at Y Combinator, we closed a deal with Airbnb for 500 gifts, which was a thrilling yet overwhelming experience for our small team.

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Female Founders Conference - Mountain View

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Female Founders Conference - Mountain View

09/18/18

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Brian Chesky

06/02/24

@ The Social Radars Podcast

After struggling for a year to get the Airbnb marketplace going, we decided to apply to Y Combinator in the fall of 2008 as a last-ditch effort.

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Brian Chesky

12/01/15

@ Greylock

During Y Combinator, we focused on building strong relationships with our first 100 customers, doing things that don't scale to ensure they loved our service.

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Alexandra

09/18/18

@ Y Combinator

We were accepted into Y Combinator, which was a significant milestone for us and changed the course of our company.

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Parker Conrad

01/11/25

@ Y Combinator

After exiting Y Combinator, we achieved $200,000 in revenue within six weeks, and by the end of the year, we reached about $1 million, showcasing our rapid growth trajectory.

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Tikhon Bernstam

09/09/17

@ Y Combinator

After Y Combinator, we struggled financially for about a year, living off savings and working out of a friend's living room, which was made possible by the generosity of his parents.

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Keith Schacht

11/27/17

@ Y Combinator

When we decided to join Y Combinator, we were already profitable and saw it as an opportunity to scale our team and improve our fundraising efforts.

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Nate Blecharczyk

10/26/13

@ Y Combinator

When you launch your company, you hope to see hockey stick growth in the first year, which is what we experienced at Airbnb with the number of guests booking through our platform.

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Jessica Livingston

09/07/24

@ Y Combinator

The first batch of Y Combinator was magical, filled with people who genuinely wanted to start startups, making it one of the most enjoyable times of my life.

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Michael Babineau

05/30/19

@ Y Combinator

Our first customer was a VC who ended up investing in us, and being part of Y Combinator helped us get meetings with many interested VCs.